Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Check out these super spooky Horror Hanger resin wall sculptures by UME Toys! Now you can decorate your home or office with some of the scariest monsters of all time – Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, a Zombie and a Ghost. Measuring in at over 7.5” tall, each Horror Hanger is cast in high quality resin and painted with a mix of techniques (airbrush and paintbrush). A few of them are then finished off with hand laid synthetic hair on their heads. Each Horror Host comes ready to hang with an attached metal hanger and will ship signed on the back. All four Horror Hanger resin wall sculptures seen here can be ordered now at the UME Toys online store for £85 each.

Earlier this month Gallery Nucleus and Cyclops Print Works presented “An Art Tribute to Disney Television Animation”, which celebrated Disney’s TV glory days known as the Disney Afternoon! As part of this art show a number of killer, officially licensed prints were released, including this fantastic DuckTales poster by Tom Whalen! What’s great about this print is that it’s available in two editions featuring different characters.

DuckTales by Tom Whalen is a 12”x36” hand numbered 12 color screen print on Iced Silver 320 gsm paper with a spot varnish finish. This poster is available in a Magica De Spell Edition and a Flintheart Glomgold Edition. Both versions are limited to 195 pieces and retail for $75 each. There’s also a Cyclops Print Works Exclusive DuckTales 25”x36” Uncut Edition that is limited to just 23 pieces and will retail for $170. These Disney screen prints are available now at Gallery Nucleus and will be available Cyclops Print Works at 12pm PST on Thursday, March 1st.

Later today Mondo will be releasing the second print in four days for what they are calling NICK WEEK! In 1991, Nickelodeon began airing a collection of original animated series known as “Nicktoons”, and if you grew up in the '90s, these shows likely permeated your TV screens just like they did The Blot’s. This week, Mondo will celebrate a few of these seminal shows with posters, pins, and a statue, each featuring artwork by a handful of incredible artists.

Check out this fantastic new poster for one of the best shows to ever feature talking babies, Rugrats, by Dave Perillo! As Mondo explained, “Dave is so consistently great at juggling these multi-character posters and we were excited to have him take on this title, which fits wonderfully with his previous posters for other beloved Nicktoons: Rocko’s Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy and AAAHH!!! Real Monsters.”

Rugrats by Dave Perillo is an 18”x24” hand numbered screen print. Limited to just 175 pieces, this poster will go on sale at noon 12pm CST today, Wednesday, February 28th, at the Mondo online store for $45.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

This weekend at Emerald City Comic Con 2018, Fugitive Toys will be releasing this ECCC Exclusive Toxic Glow Edition Tiny Ghost vinyl figure by Reis O’Brien, Bimtoy and Bottleneck Gallery! While not much is known about this limited edition green glow in the dark colorway of the Tiny Ghost 5” vinyl figure, collectors can pick one up during Reis’ signing at the Fugitive Toys ECCC booth #1432 at 1pm this Friday, March 2nd, and at noon on Saturday, March 3rd. The Bimtoy crew will also be releasing some cool Emerald City Comic Con 2018 Exclusive Toxic Tiny Ghost enamel pins during O’Brien’s signings as well!

Check out JC Rivera’s newest The Bear Champ screen print, “Standing Strong”! If you follow Rivera on Instagram then you know he’s been working on a new vinyl figure of his signature creation. This new “Standing Strong” print is the perfect companion to that new iteration of Chicago’s beloved boxing bear. The Bear Champ screen print “Standing Strong” measures 18”x24” and comes signed and numbered by JC. Limited to just 100 pieces, fans can purchase this fun new print now at the JC Rivera online store for $100.

Medicom Toy continues its exciting collaboration with Nickelodeon with a second batch of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Be@rbrick vinyl figures based on the classic 1987 animated televisions series! For wave 2 of this fun new Be@rbrick line, Medicom has announced three different TMNT releases featuring Donatello and Michelangelo. Michelangelo is being released as a 1,000% Be@rbrick (27.5” tall) and as a 400% and 100% Be@rbrick 2 Pack standing 11” and 3” respectively, while Donatello is available only as a 400% and 100% Be@rbrick 2 Pack. Look for all three releases to start hitting store shelves in July 2018.

Today Mondo kicks off a four-day stretch of new releases they are excitedly referring to as NICK WEEK! In 1991, Nickelodeon began airing a collection of original animated series known as “Nicktoons”, and if you grew up in the '90s, these shows likely permeated your TV screens just like they did The Blot’s. This week, Mondo will celebrate a few of these seminal shows with posters, pins, and a statue, each featuring artwork by a handful of incredible artists.

To kick things off, Mondo will be celebrating Bikini Bottom’s favorite son, SpongeBob SquarePants, with a fun new poster by Drake Brodahl! This is Mondo’s first time working with Drake and the print turned out fantastic. As Brodahl explained, “Working with Mondo and Nickelodeon on this SpongeBob poster was a dream come true. Mondo is so exciting because they continue to push the medium and redefine the art of the movie poster…. Initially, I worried about how to go about paying proper tribute to SpongeBob because he is such an icon, but then realized the power of his icon allows you freedom to do almost anything!”

SpongeBob SquarePants by Drake Brodahl is an 18”x24” hand numbered screen print. Limited to just 175 pieces, this poster will go on sale at noon 12pm CST today, Tuesday, February 27th, at the Mondo online store for $45.

Monday, February 26, 2018

Check out UME Toys’ adorable homage to Paddington Bear, PB Bear! Ripped straight out of the iconic children’s book, PB Bear is ready for any adventure complete with sandwich and a battered old suitcase. This adorable resin figure stands 6.5” tall and is hand cast and painted. Fans can purchase one now at the UME Toys online store for £65.

How in the world did The Blot not know that Amazon had released the second half of The Tick Season 1 on their Amazon Prime streaming service!?! One of the biggest television surprises of 2017 for The Blot was how much I enjoyed this new take on Ben Edlund’s beloved comic book super hero. Now I know what I’ll be binging this week! To promote The Tick Season 1.5, Amazon has released three new one sheet posters for the series. This includes two traditional teaser posters for the newly released 6 episodes, and a much needed character poster for Jackie Earle Haley’s The Terror. I always thought it was strange The Terror was the only main character from the show to not receive his own poster.

The Tick official synopsis: In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with mental health issues and zero powers comes to suspect his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover the conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. They launch into an adventure brimming with crazed archvillains, blood-soaked vigilantes, and superhuman freakery.

Last night Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 premiered on STARZ, and I hope all of you were watching!!! What did you think? The Blot’s a huge fan of The Evil Dead franchise, so I’m just thrilled STARZ continues to support this little horror television series following the exploits of Bruce Campbell’s Ash as he continues to fight the evil deadites. The Blot’s thrilled that Ash vs Evil Dead is back and I love these two teaser one sheet TV posters for Season 3. I just hate that I have to wait another week for episode 2!

Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 premiered on February 25th and will continue Sunday nights on STARZ.

Last night Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3 premiered on STARZ, so what better time for some epic Evil Dead art!!! Well thanks to Grey Matter Art we’re getting just that. GMA, under license from Studiocanal, has teamed up with artist Anthony Petrie to release this incredible movie poster screen print for the classic horror film, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn! The Blot’s a huge fan of The Evil Dead franchise, and this print is freaking insane! I was totally blown away by Anthony's concept to make this poster look like a page ripped straight out of the Necronomicon.

Evil Dead 2 by Anthony Petrie is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print. Limited to just 16 pieces, this movie poster will go on sale at 1pm EST this Wednesday, February 28th, at the Grey Matter Art online store for $45. What makes this release really special is that GMA we will be inserting 9”x12” original Evil Dead drawings by Anthony randomly into orders! To be eligible for these insertions you must purchase your Evil Dead 2 print on the day of the sale.

Sunday, February 25, 2018

It's hard to believe that Tokyo based artist Usugrow released his first collab with The Hundreds way back in 2005. Now in their 15th year, The Hundreds is nostalgic for their early years and the collabs that helped make their brand what it is today. So in order to pay tribute to its beginnings, The Hundreds wanted to return to that first collab with Usugrow, and work with him to update and expand it for a our global streetwear audience in 2018.

“The Hundreds by Usugrow” is a Los Angeles centric collaboration, with all pieces featuring both contrast embroidery and gold, silver, black, and white screen printed artwork by Usugrow, showcasing the artist’s uniquely sharp linework. Usugrow is a self-taught artist, known for his fine lettering and illustration style, influenced by traditional Japanese art and calligraphy, and punk and skateboarding culture.

The Hundreds by Usugrow Apparel Capsule Collection includes a workwear inspired twill jacket, zip-up hoodie, long and short sleeve t-shirts, stickers and more! Head over to The Hundreds online store now and get your hands on some of this killer streetwear now while you still can before it all sells out!

This summer Hebru Brantley will be teaming up with Joe Freshgoods to release a full clothing capsule collection. But until then, Hebru and Joe have teamed up to release one tee, entitled “Power of the Black Business”, featuring Brantley’s signature character, Flyboy. They describe the t-shirt as a wearable movie trailer for the upcoming collab. This super limited t-shirt was released yesterday, Saturday, February 24th, at the Fat Tiger Workshop and online at JoeFreshgoods.com. Sadly for most of us, this killer new Flyboy t-shirt sold out almost immediately upon release. Stay tuned for the full collection later this year!

Friday, February 23, 2018

Earlie this week Matt Gondek unveiled on his Instagram page the second colorway of his Mickey Mouse inspired “Deconstructed Mouse” vinyl figure! Produced by ToyQube, the Mono Edition Deconstructed Mouse features a killer black, white and grey color scheme. This figure will debut next month when Gondek’s Hong Kong pop up shop opens on March 26th at Avenue des Arts. Limited to just 300 pieces, half of the Mono Deconstructed Mouse’s run will be available at the pop up shop, with the rest sold online at a later date. The Deconstructed Mouse Mono Edition Vinyl Figure by Matt Gondek is 10.5” tall x 8” wide x 8” deep, and features a removable face.

The Blot was super excited to learn that this Saturday, February 24th, Munky King will be releasing the second colorway of Luke Chueh’s popular The Prisoner XL resin figure!!! While this is the figure’s second colorway, it’s the first edition to be available to the general public. The previously released Kuma Kush Edition Prisoner XL flocked figure was only available as a reward for pledges to Munky King and Luke Chueh’s previously funded Grief Encounters Animated Series.

The Prisoner XL Vicodin Edition Resin Figure by Luke Chueh features a 6” white Bear in a prescription pill bottle. Based on Luke Chueh’s original painting, The Prisoner ponders captivity in its many forms - physical, mental, or in some cases, pharmaceutical. Limited to just 300 pieces, the Vicodin Edition The Prisoner XL will go on sale at 1pm PST this Saturday at the Munky King online store for $225.

“Look into the relfector, Podling. Feel the power of the Dark Crystal!” Later today, Scott Tolleson will be releasing a new colorway of his popular Shard resin Dunny in a beautiful translucent purple The Dark Crystal Edition. The 5” version of The Dark Crystal Shard Dunny goes on sale at 10am PST today, Friday, February 23rd, at Tolleson’s online store. Limited to just 70 pieces, this beautiful new resin figure will retail for $150 each. “And now, we leave you the Crystal of Truth. Make your world in its light.”

Thursday, February 22, 2018

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Tenacious Toys has released a limited edition Red Variant of their store mascot, Danger! As Tenacious Toys explained, “red is an auspicious color for the Chinese, so we had this little dude cast in red and bagged with a festive and totally on-brand header card fashioned after the lucky red envelopes handed out this time of year.”

Based on illustration by Playful Gorilla, Danger was sculpted by Mike “NEMO” Mendez and molded, cast, finished and painted by Brian Ahlbeck of Dead Hand Toys. The Chinese New Year Edition year of the Dog Danger Bulldog Red Variant Resin Figure stands 2.25” tall, is limited to just 20 pieces and retails for $25 at the Tenacious Toys online store.

One of the biggest comic book debuts of the past year was DC Comics’ Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank! This 12 issue maxi-series is doing the previously unthinkable act of incorporating The Watchmen into the mainstream DC Universe. To commemorate this exciting new series, DC Collectibles is releasing three Doomsday Clock action figure 2 packs featuring fan-favorite Watchmen characters Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Rorschach and The Comedian, plus two new DC universe characters, Mime and Marionette.

Each Doomsday Clock action figure stands 7” tall and features 21 points of articulation. The Doomsday Clock Watchmen action figure sets including Dr. Manhattan with Ozymandias, Rorschach with Mime, and The Comedian with Marionette. Collectors can pre-order all three DC Comics sets now at Entertainment Earth for $44.99 each here.

DC Collectibles is teaming up with My Chemical Romance frontman and DC’s Young Animal curator Gerard Way to put his own spin on DC’s iconic characters Batman and The Joker for the company’s long running statue line, Batman: Black & White! The eccentric character designs for these DC Comics statues are based on sketches Way created for a past story idea, and will now be brought to life as three dimensional Batman: Black & White statues.

As Way explained, “My ink and wash drawings of these two characters come from a pitch I had created, called ‘Kingdom of The Mad’, which, in my opinion, is a very dark take on the characters – so seeing them in gorgeous black, white, and grey seems very fitting. I hope fans enjoy these different takes on the characters, and I am honored to now be a part of the Batman: Black & White family.”

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Ash vs Evil Dead’s scary demonic puppet Ashy Slashy is back thanks to NECA! Now you can terrorize friends and enemies with your very own replica of the possessed Ashy Slashy puppet from Season 2 of Ash vs. Evil Dead! Sure, Ash’s tiny doppelganger from the asylum episodes starts off cute, but eventually he goes full-on demonic. The Possessed Ashy Slashy Puppet Prop Replica reflects all of that Deadite badness, from the jagged teeth to the serrated chainsaw blade, the distressed clothing and, of course, the creepy eyes.

Ash vs Evil Dead Possessed Ashy Slashy Puppet by NECA is a real working 15” tall puppet. All you have to do is insert your hand and you can move its mouth, plus the arms are posable thanks to inner articulation. Fans of The Evil Dead franchise can pre-order this second edition of the prop replica now at Entertainment Earth for $49.99 here.

Yesterday, Justin Ishmael surprised his collectors with the release of not one, but two awesome new mini vinyl figures. Check out these rad Galligantus and The Deadly Spawn 2” mini figures! As you are probably aware, the Galligantus figure is based on the classic Famous Monsters of Filmland 1968 Yearbook cover image by Ron Cobb, while The Deadly Spawn is from the 1983 sci-fi horror film of the same name. Each officially licensed figure is based on the illustrations of DeathCatToys and is available now in both painted ($20) and unpainted ($15) colorways at the Justin Ishmael online store.

The Galligantus Mini Vinyl Figure by Justin Ishmael x Famous Monsters of Filmland is currently available in four colorways: Painted Green, Blank Green, Blank Flesh and Blank Glow in the Dark. The Deadly Spawn Mini Vinyl Figure by Justin Ishmael is currently available in three colorways: Painted Pink, Blank Flesh and Blank Pink Glow in the Dark. Best of all, all orders for $40 or more qualify for free shipping in the US!

Mad Duck Posters is excited to revisit one of the greatest movies of all time, Citizen Kane, with a killer new officially licensed screen print by Jonathan Burton! This is the third release in Mad Duck Posters’ ongoing Orson Welles Screen Print Series. As Mad Duck explained, “Burton's illustration skill never ceases to amaze, and he did a wonderful job capturing the different elements and eras of the film!”

Citizen Kane by Jonathan Burton is a 24”x36” hand numbered screen print. The Regular Edition ($65) is a 10 color print limited to 250 pieces, while the Variant ($85) is a 9 color print limited to 125 pieces. Both versions go on sale at 12pm EST today, Wednesday, February 21st, at the Mad Duck Posters online store.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The stars of WWE’s SmackDown Live – WWE Champion AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura – have been transformed into adorable, cuddly 10” plush figures by Bleacher Creatures! This is the perfect release to commemorate their hotly anticipated WrestleMania 34 match for the WWE Championship on Sunday, April 8th. Now wrestling fans everywhere can add the Phenomenal One and the King of Strong Style to their Bleacher Creatures WWE collection! Both WWE Superstars are currently available for pre-order at the Bleacher Creatures online store for $19.99 each. And be sure to check out the many other RAW and SmackDown Live WWE Superstars currently available at Bleacher Creatures plushes!

Check out Kidrobot’s newest revolutionary 8” Dunny, the Death of Innocence by Igor Ventura! The Blot was blown away by Igor’s fantastic rocking horse design that really moves. It’s based on Igor’s idea that when you grow up, some of the things that you took for certain when you were a child die. You discover the world isn’t fair, that your parents aren’t always right, and that growing up is hard. The true death of innocence…

The Death of Innocence Rocking Horse 8” Dunny is finished with a dry brushing technique applied by hand to add a unique dirty aged bone appearance to each dead rocking horse to get the dingy antiqued bone effect that Igor intended. The Death of Innocence Dunny is available now in 3 unique colorways: the Dia De Los Muertos Edition is limited to 800 pieces and retails for $74.99 (with free shipping) at Entertainment Earth here, the Kidrobot.com Exclusive Red Bone Edition is limited to 250 pieces and retails for $75, and the White Bone Edition is limited to 100 pieces but is now sold out.